Category: Theatre Reviews

March 6, 2024 / Theatre Reviews

Hayes Theatre, February 28 7/10 Paul Anka bought the rights to the song that became My Way for $1, rewriting the lyrics for Frank Sinatra, whose signature it became. What a shame Anka was unaware of the person for whom the words were perfect: Carlotta. From starring in Kings Cross’…

February 23, 2024 / Theatre Reviews

Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, February 13 8/10 Fran Lebowitz is a blocked writer who earns a living from talking. Writers’ festivals have made the talking writer a routine phenomenon, but generally you’d be better spending that time reading their books. Lebowitz is different. Her decades-long writer’s block has made…

February 19, 2024 / Theatre Reviews

Wharf 1 Theatre, February 10 5.5/10 Back in the day, one could make frothy coffee without an espresso machine. It was basically a hot milkshake of nebulous coffee flavour. Van Badham’s new play is the theatrical equivalent: a comedy so frothy that one wades through hectares of lather to happen…